Bracket for curtain rods



Sept. 29, 1942. v E. RILEY. 2,297,321

BRACKET FOR CURTAIN RODS Filed Sept. 21, 1940 Patented Sept. 29, 1942 UNETED STATEfi PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to an improved bracket for curtain rods, and its principal object is to provide a bracket of this character which is capable of supporting one or two rods in such manner that the said rods may be easily and quickly removed and replaced without the use of cotters or similar fastenings.

Another object is to provide a bracket in which the rod or rods are more securely held under relatively heavy loads than is the case with such devices as at present constructed.

A further object of my said invention is to provide a bracket which is simple in construction and economical to manufacture by modern production methods.

With these and other objects in View, I will now describe a preferred embodiment of my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view showing my improved bracket as employed in supporting two curtain rods.

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 showing the bracket in elevation.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a section corresponding to Figure 2 illustrating the method of attaching and removing a rod.

Like characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 to 3 of the drawing, A designates a portion of the window frame and B the bracket secured in position thereupon as by the screws S. Secured to the outer end of the bracket is a pin passing through the bracket and held in position as by the double rivet-heads P which form part of the pin. A reduced portion of the pin projects from both sides of the bracket as indicated at P2 and the inner and outer curtain rods R, R have openings adapted to fit upon these portions.

The rods, according to the usual practice, are made telescopic in order to adjust their length to the diiferent spacings of the brackets, and in "order to prevent accidental displacement of the rods there are provided upon the bracket integral hooks B, B2 formed by bending over upward extensions of the bracket. The hooks B are bent inwardly as shown in Figure 3 so as to engage the rod R, and outwardly as at B2 so as to engage the rod R. When placing a rod upon the bracket all that is necessary is to tilt the end of the rod, as shown in Figure 4, so that it clears the hook B. It may then be pushed onto its supporting pin and then brought into horizontal position so that it rests within the hook B. A similar process is followed in regard to the outer rod R.

It will be observed from the foregoing description that I have provided a bracket which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture, and which possesses unusual strength, and while I have herein described and shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the same relates that certain modifications may be made in detail without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claims. For example, while the inner end of the bracket is shown as secured by the screws S to the inner face of a Window frame, this portion of the bracket may obviously be bent at right angles or otherwise modified so as to be adapted to be secured to any other portion of a window or other opening.

Having thus described my said invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A bracket for curtain rods comprising a flat member having one end adapted to be secured to a support and having at the other end a lateral projection on each side adapted to engage openings in a pair of rods proximate to the ends thereof, there being hook members upon the bracket overlying the respective ends of the rods and resisting the upward reaction thereof.

2. A bracket for curtain rods comprising a flat member lying in a single plane having one end adapted to be secured to a support and at the other end an opening, and a pin secured in said opening and projecting on each side to engage openings in a pair of rods proximate to the ends thereof, there being integral hook members upon the bracket overlying the respective ends of the rods and resisting the upward reaction thereof.

EARL RILEY. 

